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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP., Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No.: 05-27-SLR ) ) Jury Trial ) Demanded ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

DELL, INC.; GATEWAY, INC.; HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.; ACER INC.; ACER AMERICA CORP.; AOC INTERNATIONAL; ENVISION PERIPHERALS, INC.; TPV TECHNOLOGY, LTD.; TPV INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.; CHUNGHWA PICTURES TUBES, LTD. a/k/a CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES CO.; TATUNG CO.; TATUNG COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.; COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.; JEAN CO., LTD.; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP.; LITE-ON, INC. a/k/a LITEON TRADING USA, INC.; MAG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; MAG TECHNOLOGY USA, INC.; PROVIEW INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.; PROVIEW TECHNOLOGY, INC.; and PROVIEW ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Defendants.

GUARDIAN'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY TO GUARDIAN'S MOTION TO LIFT THE STAY Plaintiff Guardian respectfully requests that the Court deny Defendants' motion to file a sur-reply to Guardian's motion to lift the stay, and grant Guardian's motion to lift the stay. Contrary to Defendants' assertion, Guardian did not advance any "new

argument" in its reply brief that would warrant a sur-reply from Defendants. Guardian's position has always been that the presence of additional, unlicensed suppliers of LCD modules necessitates discovery from all Defendants, particularly since 1

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the OEM and reseller defendants are the direct infringers. See D.I. 162, Guardian's Consolidated Opposition to the Defendants' Motions to Stay, filed July 22, 2005. The OEM and reseller defendants argued that a two-stage discovery process, where discovery from the LCD module manufacturers would take place before discovery of the OEMs and resellers, would be the most efficient. The Court agreed with Defendants' proposed discovery staging, in part to allow time to see if Guardian and CPT would reach a settlement. The Court thus allowed Guardian only limited discovery from the OEMs and resellers regarding the flow of monitors containing CPT modules into the United States, then stayed the case against the OEM and reseller defendants pending Guardian's mediation with CPT. With an agreement in principle reached between Guardian and CPT (the last defendant module manufacturer), "stage 1" discovery of CPT is no longer needed, and it is time to move to "stage 2," discovery from the OEM and reseller defendants. The arguments raised in Guardian's reply brief are the same as those raised by it during the initial stay briefing, modified only in light of the two-stage discovery process put in place at Defendants' request. Thus, there is no basis for Defendants' sur-reply, and Guardian respectfully requests that the Court deny Defendants' Motion to File a SurReply and grant Guardian's Motion to Lift the Stay. The notion that the remaining defendants should be dismissed, without any opportunity for Guardian to take discovery regarding further unlicensed modules, has no basis in law.

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Dated: March 10, 2006

/s/ Richard K. Herrmann Richard K. Herrmann (I.D. No. 405) Mary Matterer (I.D. No. 2696) MORRIS JAMES HITCHENS & WILLIAMS 222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor Wilmington, Delaware 19801 302.888.6800 [email protected] Bryan S. Hales Craig D. Leavell Meredith Zinanni Eric D. Hayes KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 861-2000 Counsel for Plaintiff Guardian Industries Corp.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 10th day of March, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing document, GUARDIAN'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY TO GUARDIAN'S MOTION TO LIFT THE STAY, with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following: Richard L. Horwitz, Esq. David E. Moore, Esq. Potter Anderson & Corroon Hercules Plaza, 6th Floor 1313 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Robert W. Whetzel, Esq. Matthew W. King, Esq. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19801 Josy W. Ingersoll, Esq. Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 William Marsden, Esq. Sean P. Hayes, Esq. Fish & Richardson 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801

Additionally, I hereby certify that on the 10th day of March, 2006, the foregoing document was served via email on the following non-registered participants: Daniel T. Shvodian, Esq. Teresa M. Corbin, Esq. Wallace Wu, Esq. Howrey LLP 301 Ravenswood Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025-3434 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Roderick B. Williams, Esq. Avelyn M. Ross, Esq. Vinson & Elkins 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746-7568 [email protected] [email protected] York M. Faulkner, Esq. Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner Two Freedom Square 11955 Freedom Drive Reston, VA 20190-5675 [email protected] E. Robert Yoches, Esq. Laura P. Masurovsky, Esq. Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 [email protected] [email protected]

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Michael Bettinger, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP 55 Second Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94105-3493 [email protected] Jeffrey K. Sherwood, Esq. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 1333 New Hampshire Avenie, NW Washington, DC 20036 [email protected] Eric Wesenberg, Esq. Kai Tseng, Esq. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 1000 Marsh Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 [email protected] [email protected]

Peter J.Wied, Esq. Terry D. Garnett, Esq. Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP 515 S. Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 [email protected] [email protected] Kevin R. Hamel, Esq. Aaron Ettelman, Esq. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld One Commerce Square 2005 Market Street, Suite 2200 Philadelphia, PA 19103 [email protected] [email protected] Robert J. Gunther, Jr., Esq. Kurt M. Rogers Latham & Watkins 885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 [email protected] [email protected] /s/ Richard K. Herrmann Richard K. Herrmann (I.D. No. 405) Mary B. Matterer (I.D. No. 2696) MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS 222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor Wilmington, Delaware 19801 302.888.6800 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiff Guardian Industries Corp.

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